Auto-organ.



J. R. ENGLAND.

AUTO ORGAN.

APPLIOATION rum Nov. 1, 1909.

977,084. Patented Nov.29,191o;

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JAMES ROSS ENGLAND, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

AUTO-enden.

Speeeation of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application filed November l, 1909. Serial No. 525,636.

1 or other vehicles or to windmills or to any other suitable drivingmechanism and to provide organs which will be inexpensive and which willfurnish pleasure and amusement.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the followingdescription and the invention will be more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile with the improved organmounted thereon anc geared to one of the wheels thereof. F ig. 2 is a.side elevation of the organ, illustrating the driving gear. Fig. 3 is avertical section of the organ showing the arrangement for operating themusic roll. Fig. el a transverse brolren section, illustrating the reedcells, Fig. 5 is a section of a music roll.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

rlhis invention .is provided with a casing 1 for the bellows 2 andconnected to th 1 casing 1 is a casing 3 for the music roll. rlhebellows shown is for creating a blast through the reeds and the hornsconnected to the reed cells. The blast passes from the bellows 2 to anair compressor casing el. From the casing l the air passes by a pipe 5to the air vent casing 6. rlhe air passes from the casing 6 between tworollers T and 8. The rollers 7 and 8 consist of shafts t) and 10 andrubber coverings 11. The shafts f) and 10 are driven by wheels 1Q and15%. The wheel 12 is driven by the shaft 141 and this shaft is driven bythe wheel 15. The wheel 15 is driven by the belt 1G, which belt isdriven by the wheel 17. A roll holder 1S presses on the music roll 19 asthis music roll passes under the holder 1S. The holder 1S is connectedto the box 2O by flexible pipes 21, the holder 18 having suitable ductsfor the passage of drafts which come through the inusic roll 19. rEhedrafts are delivered through flexible pipes 21 to the resonancecompartment 2Q.. From the resonance compartment 29. the drafts passthrough or by reeds 24 into reed cells 25. From the reed cells 25 thevibrations pass through horns 2G, which horns are to be made of suitablemetal, preferably of spun brass. The horns may be made any suitable sizeand it is preferable when the horns are attached to a moving body, as avehicle, to bend the horns backward, as shown in Fig. l. 'lfhe horns 26are to be graduated in size, corresponding to the graduated reeds. Thegear whe-el l? in the illustrations is attached to the wheel 27 of theautomobile.

The power is transmitted to the bellows from wheel 15 by means of apitman 9.8. The music roll 19 is driven by the drums 7 and 8, the drums7 and 8 being driven by power transmitted from wheel 15 by the belt 9.9.The drum pushes the roll under the iolder 18 and the drum 8 pulls theroll at the same time, thus causing continual movement of the music roll19. lhen a roll is to be changed the holder 18 may be raised and themusic roll in use be removed and another roll inserted in its place.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. in auto-organ comprising a bellows and a casing therefor, a musicroll casing connected to said bellows casing, a compressed air casingconnected with and having communication with said bellows casing, an airvent casing mounted in said music roll casing, a pipe connecting saidcompressed air casing and said air vent casing, music roll rollersmounted on each side of the discharge opening of said air vent casing, amusic roll holder bearing yieldingly on. a music roll passing over saidrollers and provided with ducts therethrough, reeds and cells therefor,flexible pipes connecting said reed cells and said music roll holder andforming av communication with said reeds and the music roll passingunder said holder, and horns operatively connected to said reed cells.

2. An auto-organ having a music roll casing, an air vent chamber mountedin said music roll casing and provided with a discharge opening, meansfor supplying air to said air vent chamber, music roll rollers mountedon each side of said discharge opening, a

music roll holder hearing yieldingly on a music roll passing over saidrollers7 a resonance chamber, iiexible pipes forming a communicationfrom the music roll through said holder to said resonance chamber, reedsin operative relation with said resonance chamber, reed cells incommunication with said reeds7 and horns connected with said' reedcells.

3. An auto-organ having an air vent chamber provided with a dischargeopening, means for supplying air to said chamber, roll rollers formingthe edges of said opening, a roll holder haring ducts therethrough andbearing yieldingly on a music roll passing over said rollers. aresonance chamber, means for conveying drafts from said holder to saidresonance chamber, reeds and cells therefor in said resonance chamber7and graduated horns connected with said reeds.

el. An auto-organ having an airvent chamber provided with a dischargeopening, roll rollers having yielding surfaces and forming the edges ofsaid opening7 means for supplying air to said chamber, a roll holderbearing yieldingly on a music roll passing over said rollers. reeds andcells therefor in communication with said roll holder, said holderhaving ducts for the passage of drafts from the music roll, andgraduated horns in communication with said reed cells.

5. An auto-organ having an air Yent chamber provided with a dischargeopening` roll rollers haring yielding surfaces and formingthe edges ofsaid opening, means for supplying air to said chamber, a roll holderhearing yicldingly on a music roll. passing` over said rollers, reedsand cells therefor in communication with said roll holder, said holderhaving ducts for the passage of drafts from the music roll, graduatedhorns in communication with said reed cells7 a Wheeled Yehicle carryingsaid organ, and gearing actuated by the wheels of the vehicle fordriving said music roll rollers.

ln testimony whereof, l set` my hand in the presence of two Witnesses7this 12th da)v of Qct. 1909.

JAMES ROSS ENGLAND. lYitnesses:

L. T. hsla'rrrns, D. K. GOLD.

